The doors to the Canterlot throne room opened up, letting a single royal guard through. “Your highness, your visitor has arrived and is waiting for you.”

Princess Celestia smiled and nodded at the guard. “Excellent, you may send her in.”

Shortly after the guard had left the room, Celestia’s visitor was allowed to enter, none other than her former student Sunset Shimmer. “Heya, Princess. It feels like forever since we saw each other.”

“It’s so wonderful to see you again, Sunset,” Celestia stood up from her throne, walking down the steps to give her a hug. “I assume we have much to catch up on.”

“Oh, definitely, how about we move somewhere else? I bet you’re tired of sitting in this room all day.”

“I’d thought you’d never ask!” Celestia sighed in relief, discarding the royal princess voice she had been using before, now sounding much more energetic. “C’mon, let’s get going!”

Sunset let out a little nervous laugh as Celestia started skipping ahead of her. No matter how many times she saw it, it was still disarming to see her so giddy and energetic.

“You must have been quite busy during your time on the other side of the mirror,” Celestia said as she and Sunset exited the throne room, returning to her more regal voice while the royal guards were still within earshot. “Why don’t you tell me about some of the adventures you’ve had?”

“Oh, where do I even start?! Alright, so, this one time at summer camp…”

The two walked down the castle halls, with Sunset recalling tales of all the wild things that have happened in the human world, mostly involving the powers that she and her friends had gained. Though without Equestrian magic causing as much havoc as it did before, Sunset may have embellished a few details.

“...And then Pinkie just blew it up!” Sunset explained, a wide grin on her face. “Rarity couldn’t get it out of her hair for weeks!”

“It’s nice to see that you still get into your fair share of trouble even when I’m not around.” Celestia giggled.

“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean?” Sunset huffed.

“Oh, nothing,” Celestia ruffled up Sunset’s mane. “I’m just glad to see that despite how much you’ve changed, you’ve still stayed the same in many ways.”

“Well, what about you? I mean, I’ve been talking about all the stuff I’ve done, but you must’ve been up to something interesting, right?”

Celestia thought for a moment. “Hm, I’m afraid my daily life isn’t quite as exciting as yours, Sunset. Too many meetings and delegations, it’s all terribly boring stuff, I’m afraid.”

Sunset scoffed. “C’mon, that seriously can’t be all you do every day! No secret double life you live when no one else is looking? Or blasting your magic at a terrifying monster that threatened Equestria? Or a prank you played on Princess Luna?”

“Hmhmhm, now that you mention it...” Celestia gave a sly grin, leaning down to whisper something into Sunset’s ear.

Sunset’s jaw dropped, dumbfounded by what she was hearing, but the more she listened, the bigger her grin got. “Nohoho way, you didn’t!”

“I did,” Celestia winked. “You could ask Luna to confirm it for yourself, though she may not be particularly happy to admit it.”

“I can’t believe you got away with it!” Sunset leaned on Celestia, still blown away. “Especially since-”

“Excuse me. Your highness?” A guard interrupted, walking up to Celestia. “Your package.” He gave her a small cardboard box.

“Ah, perfect, thank you very much,” Celestia nodded, bowing her head to the guard as she took the box from him.

Sunset curiously tilted her head, looking at the box. It didn’t look particularly special, it just seemed like an ordinary box of crackers.

“Oh, this? This is just my secret weapon for the month,” Celestia casually replied, opening the box to take a bite out of one of the crackers. “It’s how I’ve gone undefeated so far.”

Sunset’s eyes squinted as she tried to figure out the logical reasoning behind what Celestia had said. “Graham crackers prevent you from being horny?”

“Mmhm,” Celestia stated rather matter-of-factly. “Luna uses it, too.”

Unconvinced, Sunset tried to figure out what the secret was behind Celestia’s secret weapon. “So, are these like, specially baked with ingredients to dull the libido?”

“Nope, these are just regular graham crackers you can buy from pretty much any store in Equestria.”

Sunset started examining the box for any sort of clue. “...So...what’s so special about them?”

“Nothing!” Celestia grinned wide, making Sunset even more confused.

“...What.”

Celestia offered the box to Sunset. “Why don’t you try some for yourself? Maybe you’ll see what I mean.”

Sunset took a graham cracker out of the box, examining it from all angles, still thinking of how it could have possibly made Celestia some sort of chaste juggernaut before reluctantly biting into it.

“How does it taste?”

“They’re crunchy, but like...pretty bland?” Sunset said with a mouthful of cracker before swallowing. “Bleh, not a lot of flavor. It feels like it takes forever to finally eat one.”

“But you’re not thinking any particularly sexy thoughts right now, are you?” Celestia winked.

“...Woah.”

Celestia pulled Sunset closer. “It may not be the most glamorous method, but it does keep my focus on something else. And it certainly doesn’t hurt to pretend that it secretly does have magic libido-dulling ingredients in there either.”

“Well, I dunno if I wanna spend the whole month munching on bland crackers,” Sunset said. “I still need a surefire way to get through this month. Some other sort of motivation or deterrent or distraction...”

“Well, I’m more than happy to assist you, Sunset. Though spending so much time together might make me the wrong type of distraction.” Celestia playfully stuck out her tongue, bumping her flank against Sunset.

Sunset felt her heart skip a beat and the blood rush to her entire face. “Wuh-huh?”

“Oh relax, Sunset, I’m only teasing!” Celestia giggled. “You do show off a much cuter side when you’re embarrassed, though.”

“WHAT?!” Sunset sputtered, nearly choking on air.

“Hm? Did I say something wrong?”

“No, it’s just...nevermind.”

Applejack gave the sturdy apple tree another strong buck, the rest of the apples falling down into the bushel. “Whew, that should be the last of them…”

She wiped the sweat off of her brow as she looked at the now emptied acre of trees. Cider season being done only meant the busiest work was behind her. There was still plenty of work to be done on the farm. She looked back up at the skies. She had just enough time to drop these apples off at the barn before she had to rush over to the school to help Silverstream and Yona with their training.

It was a lot, but she just needed to keep her focus on what was ahead of her, and she’d be just fine...

As she started pushing the day’s harvest towards the barn, she heard her name being called. It didn’t sound like Big Mac, Apple Bloom, or Granny Smith. She turned around to see who made their way onto the farm.

“There you are, Applejack!” Rarity exclaimed. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you!”

“Well, ya found me, Rare. So whatcha need?” Applejack pushed the bushels a little bit further along the path.

“Well, I wanted to make sure you were okay,” Rarity said. “You’ve been working all day all by yourself out here!”

Applejack wiped some more sweat away. “Yeah, guess so. Ain’t easy, but nopony else is gonna get it done. Still got plenty of things to do, so...” she started to go back to her work, but Rarity quickly stopped her in her tracks.

“Oh that simply won’t do!” Rarity interjected, standing in front of Applejack’s path. “You need to take a break!”

“Wha-Rarity, I promise I’m not overworking myself!” Applejack rolled her eyes, trying to push past her.

“Hmmph, you always say that,” Rarity huffed. “But you’ve just finished up a day’s worth of work, and you’re immediately going off to exercise some more!? It’s like you’re actively trying to make yourself busier!”

“Says the pony who’s swamped with dress work.” Applejack rolled her eyes. “Ah’m gonna be fine, these hooves have been through worse.”

“Honestly, Applejack. You’re going to collapse soon if you keep this up. What’s wrong with taking a break every once in a while?”

Applejack gave a reluctant sigh. “Fine, Ah guess it wouldn’t hurt…Ah can go in and get a quick drink and rest my hooves-”

Rarity grinned and shook her head. “That won’t be necessary. We can relax right here, right now.”

Applejack raised a suspicious eyebrow. “Wait, how are we gonnaAAAH!” Rarity had suddenly pounced on top of her, pinning her to the dirt with a surprising amount of strength.

“Hm, a bit too sweaty for my liking, but I suppose I can make exceptions…” Rarity mused, dragging her tongue up Applejack’s neck.

“Aaah...W-What’s gotten into you?!” Applejack grunted, flinching as she felt Rarity’s tongue against her cheek.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m helping you relax…” Rarity giggled, giving kisses and nibbles to Applejack’s neck.

Applejack couldn’t stop the little moans escaping her lips. “H-Hey...Ah don’t neeeeed-aaah! Thiiiis…!”

“No, but I bet you want it, don’t you? You’ve been working so hard, it’s only fair that you get rewarded for it.” Rarity dived down, locking her lips with Applejack.

Applejack widened her eyes in shock, but found herself slowly closing her eyes, gradually giving into the passion of the moment. “Nngh, Rarityyyy…”

Rarity slowly moved her head down Applejack’s body, planting kisses on her the entire way down, stopping at her crotch. “Yes, Applejack?”

“D-Damnit Rarity, you’re gonna make me...lose…!” Applejack grunted, her freckles showing bright against her red cheeks.

“But you’re not asking me to stop, are you?” Rarity gave a quick flick of her tongue to Applejack’s clit, chuckling to herself. “Ah, I think I figured out why you’ve been running yourself ragged.” She gently grazed her hoof against Applejack’s pussy. “Trying to distract yourself by making yourself too tired to clop, hm?”

“Gaaah…d-didn’t wanna lose before Rainbow Dash...” Applejack grumbled, covering up her face with her hat.

Rarity giggled as she licked her lips, teasing Applejack’s vulva with just the tip of her tongue. “I’m not gonna let you until you say so…” she taunted with a singsong tone.

Applejack growled, her hooves trembling as she mentally struggled with herself. The entire time, Rarity kept her on edge, teasing her with light kisses around her crotch. She felt her dipping her tongue in, just for a brief moment, but never going in deep enough to give her any real pleasure. “F-Fuck, just do it, Rarity! A-Ah don’t care anymore! Ah need it!”

A satisfied Rarity quickly complied, finally plunging her tongue deep, letting it explore Applejack’s inner folds. She held down Applejack’s thighs as she slurped away.

Applejack threw her head back as she bucked her hips. Rarity’s tongue sent electric pleasure through her body. The humiliation of defeat, like everything else, became a fuzzy haze in her mind as she fully gave in to whatever Rarity wanted. “Nnngh! T-Thank yoooou! Fuuuck! F-Feels soooo goooood! Aaaah! AAAAAHN!!”

Over at Twilight’s castle, the cart of Trixie’s fireworks sat on top of one of the balconies. There was a rumbling coming from the cart, and a single firework was set off, seemingly on its own without a fuse or spark.

The orange rocket adorned with a distinct 3 red apples on the side flew high into the air, letting out a loud whistling sound for anyone nearby to hear, before exploding in grand fashion.

From the explosion came the sparks, which formed in quite accurate detail the exact face of a certain apple-farming mare at the time of climax, all the way down to the sweat dripping down her forehead and past her freckles, and there it lingered for a full minute before finally fading away.

Several of the other participants looked up at the sky to see the impromptu fireworks show. Regardless of their distance to Ponyville, they could see the image clearly.

“Is...is that...?” Thorax squinted, looking upward. He felt an entire shudder going through his body alongside an uncomfortable stir between his legs. “...Oh...that’s not gonna be good for me…”

Rainbow Dash pumped her hooves up high. “Woohoo! Not first to go!”

Yona and Silverstream looked back and forth between each other and the skies with unease.

“...That not good.”

“I’m...guessing Professor Applejack might be a bit late for our training today.”

Sunburst’s jaw dropped in horror. “Oh...Oh that’s way worse than I thought it’d be,” he shuddered.

As soon as she heard the bang, Trixie looked towards the sky, cheering once she saw the face it made. “Ha! It works!”

Celestia and Sunset looked out the window, watching the firework show above Ponyville. Despite the distance and the brightness, they could see the flashy image of Applejack’s sweaty, lustful expression in broad daylight.

“...That might help as a good deterrent.” Celestia winced.

“Yyyeah…”

Author's Note

Hey, someone had to be first.